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Delaware Hiring: What you need to know

Under the Delaware Fair Employment Practices Act, employers with four or more employees may not make inquiries of or impose qualifications on prospective employees on the basis of race, marital status, genetic information, color, age (40 and over), religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin (DE Code Tit. 19 Sec. 710 et seq.). The Act also prohibits employers from failing or refusing to hire an individual because he or she was the victim of domestic violence, a sexual offense, or stalking.

The Act provides an exception if religion, genetic information, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin is a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary to the normal operation of a particular business or enterprise. These situations are rare, however, and employers should exercise extreme caution in making such determinations.

Religious organizations are generally excluded from the provisions regarding sexual orientation and gender identity, except when an employee's job duties relate solely to an organization's taxable business income.

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Pay history inquiries. Effective December 14, 2017, employers are prohibited from inquiring about a job applicant’s compensation history and from screening applicants based on their compensation histories, including by requiring that an applicant’s prior compensation satisfy minimum or maximum criteria (DE Code Tit. 19 Sec. 709B).

Under the Delaware Persons with Disabilities Employment Protections Act, employers with four or more employees may not discriminate against qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities (DE Code Tit. 19 Sec. 720 et seq.). Additional information ...

HR Audit ChecklistsCreated by employment law experts, this unique and practical handbook provides prewritten checklists that help spot and correct compliance problems before they become costly lawsuits. You get checklists on HR policies, job descriptions, safety and OSHA, compensation programs, hiring practices, performance measurement, telecommuting, flexible work hours and much, much more. "

We’ve compiled a list of the 100 most commonly asked questions we have received on the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime regulations.
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This report, "Top 100 FLSA Q&As", is designed to provide you with an examination of the federal FLSA overtime regulations in Q&A format, including valuable tips for bringing your workplace into compliance in an affordable manner.

At the end of the report, you will find a list of state resources on wage and hour issues.
This report includes practical advice on topics such as:

FLSA Coverage: How FLSA regulations apply to all employers and any specific exemptions from the overtime requirements